Bert Cole vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Johnny Vander Meer posted a stronger line than Bert Cole. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.44 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.393 vs 1.593). By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Johnny Vander Meer

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.58
49.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9034
38.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Johnny Vander Meer

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Johnny Vander Meer

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.45
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100